The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-10-13

He served us we'll;
His iurlough lasts forever"
"Freedom calls youi Quick he ready;
Think of what your sires have been"
"The land is holy where they fought,
Aud holy where they FELL
"No more words;
Try II with your swords!"
To the first one sending any one Of the above
will return the favor with silk pieces for crazy
patchwork. or minerals from this yioinity.-E. M.
Coggswe.l, 26 Merrlmae street, Newburyport,
Mass.
CLUB WHISPERS
As for Winter amuscments. coasting is our prin-
cipsl one with Kansas hills and SHOWS. We have
grand Thanksgiving dinners. and roast turkey,
pumpkin pics aud plum puddings are abundant
lenoTo. Osborne, Kan.
BIN aud Jack You should first Of all ask God to
help you Hibernate yourselves from the terrible habits
that now ensiave you. Keep out of bad company,
for d IL that leads boys down 10 ruin. Remember,
IL ~ always better 10 be alone than in the company
ofthe vicous.-G. q. sharpe. Gore o.
john James desires Beonoa TOney and all other
inquirers 10 know that lac is a real parsonage a
student of 10. and one who is sensitive 10 the
implied accusation OF fraud that he proposes TO re-
iire from the e. c. Don't do it, John James; you
are always welcome but send instead your street
and number FOR the ngratulatiOns of your friends
agree with the Editor that the boy-and girl
spArllng should cease. Let us all be friends; one
cannot do without the other Love binds the uni.
1.-THE very law that mdlds tear
And bids IL tTickle from it's source
That law preserves our earth sphere
And guides the planets in their course"
Cowboy"
Little Johnnie Olson, son Of Co. G. 18th H. vet
erHn. lying ON his little bed thinking the other
night, as some little boys do when he accosted his
DemOcratg' Johnnie was probably thinking Of
somebody else whose name begins with G.-John
W. Lnni' tsoidier's orphan OF H. living with grand
pa,l Mendon. IN.
john James voices my opinion of II. Rider Hag-
gard's stories. They are romance run mad. Think
OF the rising twice day aud the wall of fire.
My choice OF reading is history. I have gone
through various histories of England and Amer
lo's, and ain anxious 10 take mp the history of
Greece and Italy. g. A Kettles account Of the
Siege OF Troy WAS excellent. Father IL a wounded
peusiOner. from broken knee and wrist, and the
history OF the /" War of the Rebellion" pleIses me
bcst.-H Louis Slack, Randolph, vi.
have choice lot of fiOwery girls aud boys TO
dispose of and my G. C. friends are entirely wei
come 10 them "a long they last. will introduce
them: Polly Anthus, Arthur Bution, Nina Io-
bsita, Chris Antheuum, Nell Umbyium, Marie
Nice. Rhoda AnthR, Dutch Pipe. sal Pigosis.
Pomp Onezlnia, Ambrose Arillis, Dian Thus, Betsy
Bouncing and William Sweet. Some Of those /
have shaken up just little 10 make them
more presentable. RIP Van Wrinkle, West Cox
sackie, n. ".
follow the many descriptions with word from
my fnr-Of Western home. Prom the top OF this high
hiii let us look TO the south The rolling hills and
intervening valleys are dotted with wheat farms of
thousands Of acres, the thrashers and herders
throwing up clouds OF dust. Beyond are the fruit
farms, with their heayily-laden trees-a green
liei against the golden grain. And still beyond,
the mighty stock farms, with their spreading
herds. vast barns and clustering stacks Of hay.
South aud east are the snow-cappcd mountains
bordering ali, aud 10 the west a wild. rugged,
broken land with clear shining lakes and the
llng homes of the stock darmers.-Alnaa Dyer,
Hooper, w. T.
differ from c. W Ennyeart Art can only pict-
ure what nature forms. Art can only paint lovely
scenes; but, my friends, would you not rather see
the grand old ocean, feel It's refreshing breeze aud
IN AT
RllOn of It's blue waters aud snOw-capped waves?
Ina Wright, Box ~. Los Angeles Cal.
The letter wrote about has been returned 10 me
from the Dead Letter Office. II wac addressed 10 Mira
A Bliss, ludlnglon, and uncalled for. regret the
loss of the paEIsles, but glad 10 know that have
mol been Wrongly dealt wiIh-Mattie AZ. Luke.
Waiter A. Campbell boasts Of Nebraska products
but we have nearly as good turnips here. We
cannot raise pumpkins, for the vine grows fast
n wears the pumpkins out dragging them over the
ground.-Truth Speaker Morava, Iowa.
For the benefit Of the q. g. will state that we
getting up ia this section a kettle on which is
expended a good deal OF lime and money. Men
have died of old age working il. Now il Wall
Ter N@mpoells potatoes wil stop growing, and this
kettle is ever completed will with the help of the
q C.: see that Walter Munchausen is supplied.-R.
Van Wrinkle.
know speak for all womsnlSnd when say we
al admire good, true man. and encourage him in
all ways proper and good. Other qualities that we
admire IA man are neatness politeness and gentle
nauliness. We do and will give true temperate
genilemanly boys the recognition they deserve =
O. C. r. Box 81 Ludden. Dak.
Thanksgiving suggests bright. blazing fire, a
table with snowy linen and silver polished until IL
shines In the center OF the table il The
ior turkey aud the cranberry sauoe.--Iyrel Lorri-
meT. Hubbell. Neb.
OF all branches of knowledge open 20 the iuouir-
Ing mind. there is none possessing such charm for
me astronomy. ! have oflen wished for the
privilege OF looking through powerful telescope.
tiai might study tlle starry heavens and exam
some OF those poHdcrOus ors that light the vault
oi spaee like 80 many electric lights. What aspeck
ln the universe our world IT. aud how vast the sun
IA its mighty system. The nearest our sys-
toIn ~ IN the southern hemisphere the Alpha Cen
taur, aud ls placed 1900 600 OJ0OOO miles away
which seems 90 be long distance but the polar SUI
10 hive times distant and throws ght equal To 80
of our sun. Vega emits the light OF 3la of our sun
CHpeR that Of 43O; Arcuras 5l6 and hlcyone the
largest IhAl we nave any account OF, and probably
the most remote, has a strength Of brilancy equal
10 lZoO0 OF our sun. Each Of those have their
own system OF planets, aud each planet H. perhaps
ireighted with human beings. struggling ike our.
selves 10 solve the problem Of life. What field ioI
| speculative imaginaton?-J. A. Sanders, Bath, Me
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